Articles filed under Illinois
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Lawmakers adjourn 3rd day of school funding special sessionJul 28, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois legislators have adjourned the third day of a special session without wading into a school funding fight. The House and Senate met brie...
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Flood victims in Illinois qualify for tax penalty waiversJul 28, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois says it will waive penalties and interest for residents of eight more counties who can't file their taxes because they are...
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Teens plead not guilty in Joliet fire that left 3 deadJul 28, 2017 7:00 am - JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Two teens have pleaded not guilty to murder charges in connection with the June deaths of two women and an infant girl in a Joliet fire. ...
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University of Illinois classes starting later than usualJul 28, 2017 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois students and professors will have extra vacation time next month as classes will start almost a week later than usual. The Aug...
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Illinois suspends use of 12 rides after deadly Ohio accidentJul 27, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois says it's suspending the operation of all amusement rides similar to the one involved in a deadly accident at the Ohio Sta...
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Western Illinois mother accused of child's drug overdoseJul 27, 2017 7:00 am - GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) - A western Illinois woman who was found suffering of a narcotics overdose is accused of allowing her nearly 2-year-old son to ingest drugs. Twen...
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Illinois man pleads guilty to seeking bribes in AfghanistanJul 27, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A 48-year-old central Illinois man who worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Afghanistan has pleaded guilty to soliciting $320,000 in b...
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Former nonprofit leader sentenced for bankruptcy fraudJul 27, 2017 7:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A former Illinois nonprofit director who federal prosecutors say filed for bankruptcy 10 times in five years has been sentenced to a year in ...
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Prosecutors: 2 more plead guilty in bank ATM 'skimming' caseJul 26, 2017 7:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Two more members of a group that used "skimming" techniques to steal bank customers' account information from ATMs have pleaded guilty. Federal prose...
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IDNR has information for pheasant huntersJul 26, 2017 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois Department of Natural Resources is providing information to controlled pheasant hunters for the 2017-18 hunting season. In...